The 2009 Front Row Awards

BEST PICTURE

• BABEL
• CHILDREN OF MEN  (WINNER)
  
• THE DEPARTED
• FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
• PAN'S LABYRINTH

Babel	Children of Men	The Departed	Flags of Our Fathers	Pan's Labyrinth

BEST DIRECTOR

• Alfonso Cuarón, CHILDREN OF MEN  (WINNER)
  
• Clint Eastwood, FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
• Alejandro González Iñárritu, BABEL
• Martin Scorsese, THE DEPARTED
• Guillermo del Toro, PAN’S LABYRINTH

BEST ACTOR

• Sacha Baron Cohen, BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN
• Leonardo DiCaprio, THE DEPARTED
• Peter O'Toole, VENUS
• Ken Watanabe, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
• Forest Whitaker, THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND  (WINNER)
  

BEST ACTRESS

• Penelope Cruz, VOLVER
• Judi Dench, NOTES ON A SCANDAL
• Helen Mirren, THE QUEEN  (WINNER)
  
• Ellen Page, HARD CANDY
• Meryl Streep, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Adam Beach, FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
• James McAvoy, THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND  (WINNER)
  
• Eddie Murphy, DREAMGIRLS
• Jack Nicholson, THE DEPARTED
• Brad Pitt, BABEL

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Adriana Barraza, BABEL
• Cate Blanchett, NOTES ON A SCANDAL
• Jennifer Hudson, DREAMGIRLS  (WINNER)
  
• Rinko Kikuchi, BABEL
• Emma Thompson, STRANGER THAN FICTION

BEST YOUNG PERFORMER

• Ivana Baquero, PAN’S LABYRINTH
• Abigail Breslin, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE  (WINNER)
  
• Dakota Fanning, CHARLOTTE’S WEB
• Elle Fanning, BABEL
• Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE

• Dominic Scott Kay, CHARLOTTE’S WEB
• Larry the Cable Guy, CARS
• Julia Roberts, CHARLOTTE’S WEB
• William Shatner, OVER THE HEDGE
• Robin Williams, HAPPY FEET  (WINNER)
  

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

• BABEL  (WINNER)
  
• THE DEPARTED
• FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
• LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
• SHORTBUS

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• Guillermo Arriaga, BABEL
• Rian Johnson, BRICK
• Iris Yamashita, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
• Guillermo del Toro, PAN’S LABYRINTH  (WINNER)
  
• Peter Morgan, THE QUEEN

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J, Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, CHILDREN OF MEN
• William Monahan, THE DEPARTED  (WINNER)
  
• William Broyles, Jr., Paul Haggis, FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
• Patrick Marber, NOTES ON A SCANDAL
• Jason Reitman, THANK YOU FOR SMOKING

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (DRAMATIC)

• Gustavo Santaolalla, BABEL
• Clint Mansell, THE FOUNTAIN  (WINNER)
  
• Philip Glass, NOTES ON A SCANDAL
• Javier Navarrete, PAN’S LABYRINTH
• Alexandre Desplat, THE QUEEN

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)

• Randy Newman, CARS
• Danny Elfman, CHARLOTTE’S WEB  (WINNER)
  
• John Powell, HAPPY FEET
• Nigel Westlake, Rachel Portman, MISS POTTER
• Alberto Iglesias, VOLVER

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

• Randy Newman, “Our Town” CARS
• Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler, Beyoncé Knowles, Anne Preven, “Listen” DREAMGIRLS  (WINNER)
  
• Melissa Etheridge, “I Need to Wake Up” AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
• Philippe Rombe, “I’m Dreaming of Home” JOYEUX NOEL
• Gabe Saporta, Sam Hollander, D. Katz, Travis McCoy, “Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)" SNAKES ON A PLANE

BEST MUSIC DIRECTION

• BABEL
• CHILDREN OF MEN
• THE DEPARTED
• MARIE ANTOINETTE  (WINNER)
  
• SHORTBUS

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Steve Yedlin, BRICK
• Emmanuel Lubezki, CHILDREN OF MEN  (WINNER)
  
• Tom Stern, FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
• Steven Soderbergh, THE GOOD GERMAN
• Guillermo Navarro, PAN’S LABYRINTH

BEST ART DIRECTION

• Thomas Sanders, APOCALYPTO
• Jim Clay, Geoffrey Kirkland, CHILDREN OF MEN  (WINNER)
  
• Tingxiao Huo, CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER
• Henry Bumstead, FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
• Eugenio Caballero, PAN’S LABYRINTH

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• Chung Man Yee, CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER
• Patricia Field, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
• Sharon Davis, DREAMGIRLS
• Renee April, THE FOUNTAIN
• Milena Canonero, MARIE ANTOINETTE  (WINNER)
  

BEST FILM EDITING

• Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione, BABEL  (WINNER)
  
• Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Cuarón, CHILDREN OF MEN
• Thelma Schoonmaker, THE DEPARTED
• Joel Cox, FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
• Clare Douglas, Richard Pearson, Christopher Rouse, UNITED 93

BEST MAKEUP

• APOCALYPTO
• CLICK
• PAN’S LABYRINTH  (WINNER)
  
• PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
• THE PRESTIGE

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• THE FOUNTAIN
• PAN’S LABYRINTH
• PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST  (WINNER)
  
• SUPERMAN RETURNS
• X-MEN: THE LAST STAND

BEST SOUND MIXING

• APOCALYPTO
• CARS
• CHILDREN OF MEN  (WINNER)
  
• FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
• WORLD TRADE CENTER

BEST SOUND EDITING

• APOCALYPTO  (WINNER)
  
• CARS
• CHILDREN OF MEN
• FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
• HAPPY FEET

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• THE DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU (Romania)
• THE HOUSE OF SAND (Brazil)
• PAN’S LABYRINTH (Mexico)  (WINNER)
• SOPHIE SCHOLL - THE FINAL DAYS (Germany)
• VOLVER (Spain)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

• CARS  (WINNER)
  
• HAPPY FEET
• MONSTER HOUSE

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

• AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
• JESUS CAMP
• WHY WE FIGHT  (WINNER)
  
• WORDPLAY

BABEL - 11
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS - 10
PAN’S LABYRINTH - 10
CHILDREN OF MEN - 9
THE DEPARTED - 8
CARS - 6
CHARLOTTE’S WEB - 4
DREAMGIRLS - 4
HAPPY FEET - 4
NOTES ON A SCANDAL - 4
APOCALYPTO - 3
THE FOUNTAIN - 3
THE QUEEN - 3
VOLVER - 3
BRICK - 2
CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER - 2
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - 2
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH - 2
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND - 2
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA - 2
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - 2
MARIE ANTOINETTE - 2
SHORTBUS - 2